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  OF 
  LAVACA 
  BAY, 
  TEX. 
  

   Oyster 
  Growth 
  on 
  Long 
  Reef. 
  

  

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  Details 
  of 
  Examination 
  op 
  Long 
  Reef. 
  

  

  PATCHES 
  NEAR 
  SIGNAL 
  GAR. 
  

  

  There 
  are 
  two 
  small 
  patches 
  in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Signal 
  Gar, 
  about 
  

   250 
  yards 
  offshore 
  and 
  three-quarters 
  of 
  a 
  mile 
  off 
  Long 
  Reef. 
  They 
  

   are 
  each 
  about 
  150 
  yards 
  in 
  length 
  by 
  100 
  yards 
  in 
  width. 
  Depth 
  

   2i 
  feet. 
  

  

  The 
  patch 
  to 
  the 
  west, 
  containing 
  3 
  acres, 
  was 
  discovered 
  in 
  

   1911, 
  but 
  first 
  fished 
  the 
  year 
  following. 
  The 
  oysters 
  on 
  top 
  are 
  

   very 
  dense 
  and 
  are 
  of 
  the 
  snapper 
  type. 
  On 
  the 
  southeast 
  edge 
  

   there 
  are 
  large 
  oysters 
  in 
  mud; 
  the 
  other 
  edges 
  do 
  not 
  bear 
  such 
  

   good 
  stock, 
  but 
  better 
  than 
  is 
  found 
  on 
  top. 
  As 
  many 
  as 
  18 
  barrels 
  

   have 
  been 
  fished 
  in 
  one 
  day 
  and 
  at 
  least 
  200 
  barrels 
  of 
  oysters 
  have 
  

   been 
  taken 
  in 
  one 
  week. 
  The 
  oysters 
  are 
  of 
  good 
  quality 
  and 
  fair 
  

   flavor, 
  but 
  too 
  large 
  for 
  raw 
  stock. 
  

  

  The 
  patch 
  to 
  the 
  east, 
  containing 
  2 
  acres, 
  is 
  fished 
  but 
  httle, 
  and 
  

   not 
  at 
  all 
  last 
  season. 
  The 
  oysters 
  are 
  dense 
  and 
  in 
  clusters, 
  but 
  

   scattering 
  on 
  the 
  edges, 
  and 
  are 
  not 
  up 
  to 
  the 
  standard, 
  being 
  of 
  

   poor 
  shape, 
  watery, 
  and 
  poor 
  in 
  flavor 
  and 
  meat. 
  

  

  Oyster 
  Growth 
  on 
  Patches 
  near 
  Signal 
  Gar. 
  

  

  